Shannon Tweed

About Shannon Tweed

Shannon Tweed is known for starring and performing in numerous erotic thrillers in mainstream media. Her sister Tracy Tweed also rose to fame as an actress and model.
Shannon Tweed (born: Shannon Lee Tweed on March 10, 1957 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada) is a former model and actress. After the Canadian wish-fulfillment TV series Thrill of a Lifetime arranged for her to pose for Hugh Hefner's Playboy, She was chosen to be the Playmate of the Month for the November 1981 issue and eventually the Playmate of the Year for 1982. Since then, Tweed has primarily acted in TV series such as the HBO comedy 1st and Ten, the prime-time soap opera Falcon Crest and guest appearances on Frasier, as well as B movies. Tweed also appeared in an episode of The Dukes of Hazzard in the seventh and final season. In 1985, she landed a role on Days of our Lives as Savannah Wilder. She remained with the show until 1987.

After a brief relationship with Hugh Hefner (which coincided with her Playmate appearances and being named 1982 Playmate of the Year), Tweed has lived with Gene Simmons of KISS since 1985. Their two children are Nicholas (born 22 January 1989) and Sophie (born 7 July 1992). The family members currently star in a reality television show on A&E entitled Gene Simmons Family Jewels. She also has a younger sister, Tracy (born 10 May 1965), who is an actress. They shared the screen in the film Night Eyes 3, both have appeared nude together in a Playboy spread and Tracy occasionally makes appearances on Family Jewels.

As of December 2023, she has amassed 196,000 followers on Instagram.